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Orgia

Orgĭa, ōrum, n., = Ὄργια, a nocturnal festival in honor of Bacchus, accompanied by wild bacchanalian cries, the feast or orgies of Bacchus.
  • I Lit., Verg. A. 4, 303; Ov. M. 11, 93; Verg. G. 4, 521.—
    • B Transf., in gen., secret frantic revels, orgies, Juv. 2, 91; Stat. S. 5, 5, 4.—
  • II Trop.: Itala per Graios Orgia ferre choros, the mysteries of love in the Latin tongue, Prop. 4, 1, 4: naturae, secrets, mysteries, Col. 10, 217.

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